A $5 million Art and Technology Fund will help two Philadelphia art institutions boost innovation at their spaces — and online. The funding comes from the Knight Foundation.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Barnes Foundation will equally split the $5 million fund. At the 142-year-old Philadelphia Museum of Art, the work will focus on creating a “digital roadmap” that integrates tech into all areas of operations. Meanwhile, the Barnes will create a digital engagement center to work collaboratively across the museum’s departments.

The Miami-based Knight Foundation has offices in eight U.S. cities where it backs arts and journalism projects. They call them “Knight cities,” and Philly is one of them. The 68-year-old nonprofit also does work in another 18 communities in partnership with local organizations.

So why did Philly get the nod this time? The Philly-centric fund is a tribute to the work of local art institutions that have “led the field” in bringing tech into their work, said the Knight Foundation’s Chris Barr.

“Philadelphia is lucky,” said Barr, who doles heavy praise on Philly’s art ecosystem.

“We’re hoping to continue the work of museums that have really taken tech seriosuly,” Barr said. “Our interest stems from the notion that we believe that audience expectations are changing, how we navigate the world in an always-connected environment has changed. With that, what folks are looking for a cultural institution is changing as well.”